I Surrender All
I Surrender All For five years, Mr. Van de Venter wavered between the challenge of the Gospel ministry and that of becoming a recognized artist. Here is how he tells it: “For some time, I had struggled between developing my talents in the field of art and going into full-time evangelistic work. At last the pivotal hour of my life came, and I surrendered all. “A new day was ushered into my life. I became an evangelist and discovered down deep in my soul a talent hitherto unknown to me. God had hidden a song in my heart, and touching a tender chord. He caused me to sing.” Dr. Billy Graham, wrote this tribute to Mr. Van de Venter: One of the evangelists who influenced my early preaching was also a hymnist who wrote ‘I Surrender All’ —the Rev. J.W. Van de Venter. He ...